KEYSER v. LYONS FINANCE SERVICE

Civ. No. 10217.

88 F.Supp. 816 (1950)

KEYSER v. LYONS FINANCE SERVICE, Inc.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

February 20, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Platt, Jr., Clark, Brown, McCown, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Frank A. Moorshead, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


GRIM, District Judge.

Plaintiff has sued for $4,880. Defendant has filed a counterclaim for $3,000, which, in an answer thereto, has been admitted by plaintiff. It is clear, therefore, that plaintiff can recover no more than $1,880 in this action. Because the recovery will be limited to $1,880, defendant has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction, the grant of jurisdiction by Congress being limited to those cases "where...

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